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From: frazer AT rtp DOT ericsson DOT se (Scott Frazer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Problem with #define's under DJGPP
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 20:17:50 GMT
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aron AT wallaker DOT torolab DOT ibm DOT com (Aron Wallaker) wrote:

>I'm having a problem trying to use #define's in a header file to define
>constants for use in my C code. Here's an example:

>--File:STAR.H---------------------

>#define  STARPOPULATION    0x200

>--FILE:STAR.C---------------------
>#include"star.h"

>void main(void)
>{
>   int LocalStarPop = STARPOPULATION;  // This works.

>   for(x=0;x < STARPOPULATION ; x++)   // This doesn't, see below.
>   {
>       //whatever
>   }
>}

Your filename "star.c" implies this is a C file, yet you are using
C++ type comments.  Are you using the C++ compiler (or is this
just a theoretical example)?  My second question would be what is
'x' defined as?

Trying to help,
Scott